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Index Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen (born December 19, 1960) is an American ecophilosopher, writer, author, teacher and environmentalist in the anarcho-primitivist tradition, though he rejects the label "anarchist".[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Amy Goodman, Anarchism, Anarcho-primitivism, Bachelor of Science, Civil disobedience, Colonialism, Colorado School of Mines, Crescent City, California, Cultural critic, Deep Green Resistance, Del Norte Triplicate, Democracy Now!, Eastern Washington University, Ecocide, Ecosophy, Environmental disaster, Environmental movement, Environmentalism, Environmentalist, Feminist views on transgender topics, Industrialisation, Master of Fine Arts, Nebraska, Patriarchy, Philosophy, Queer theory, Trans woman, Utne Reader.

  2. Deep ecologists

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman (born April 13, 1957) is an American broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter, and author.

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Anarchism

Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that is against all forms of authority and seeks to abolish the institutions it claims maintain unnecessary coercion and hierarchy, typically including the state and capitalism.

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Anarcho-primitivism

Anarcho-primitivism, also known as anti-civilization anarchism, is an anarchist critique of civilization that advocates a return to non-civilized ways of life through deindustrialization, abolition of the division of labor or specialization, abandonment of large-scale organization and all technology other than prehistoric technology and the dissolution of agriculture.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Civil disobedience

Civil disobedience is the active, and professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government (or any other authority).

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Colonialism

Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.

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Colorado School of Mines

Colorado School of Mines (Mines) is a public research university in Golden, Colorado founded in 1874.

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Crescent City, California

Crescent City is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California; it is also the county seat.

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Cultural critic

A cultural critic is a critic of a given culture, usually as a whole.

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Deep Green Resistance

Deep Green Resistance (DGR) is a radical environmental movement that perceives the existence of industrial civilization itself as the greatest threat to the natural environment, and calls for its dismantlement and a return to a pre-agricultural level of technology.

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Del Norte Triplicate

The Del Norte Triplicate is an American paid newspaper which serves the city of Crescent City and surrounding Del Norte County.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is an hour-long TV, radio, and Internet news program based in Manhattan and hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh.

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Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington.

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Ecocide

Ecocide (from Greek oikos "home" and Latin cadere "to kill") is the destruction of the environment by humans.

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Ecosophy

Ecosophy or ecophilosophy (a portmanteau of ecological philosophy) is a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium.

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Environmental disaster

An environmental disaster or ecological disaster is defined as a catastrophic event regarding the natural environment that is due to human activity.

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Environmental movement

The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living.

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Environmentalism

Environmentalism or environmental rights is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings.

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Environmentalist

An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment.

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Feminist views on transgender topics

Feminist views on transgender topics vary widely.

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Industrialisation

Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.

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Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts administration.

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Nebraska

Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Patriarchy

Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of dominance and privilege are held by men.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Queer theory

Queer theory is a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of queer studies (formerly often known as gay and lesbian studies) and women's studies.

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Trans woman

A trans woman (short for transgender woman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

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Utne Reader

Utne Reader (also known as Utne) is a digital digest that collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment, generally from alternative media sources including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs.

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See also

Deep ecologists

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Jensen

Also known as A Language Older Than Words, Endgame (Derrick Jensen books), Endgame (Jensen books), Jensen, Derrick, The Culture of Make Believe.